US President Joe Biden considered that there was no other way out of Afghanistan without chaos, and the Defense Department confirmed the existence of channels of communication with the Taliban, while the State Department pledged to fight terrorism in Afghanistan.

"When I saw the pictures in Afghanistan, I realized the need to act quickly and get the situation and the airport under control, and that's what we did," Biden told ABC. "I don't think there is another way out of Afghanistan without chaos."

Biden also stated that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani boarded the plane and left for another country, and that the Afghan forces trained by the Americans collapsed and left their weapons.

Biden explained that the Taliban is cooperating and allowing the Americans to leave, but there are difficulties in evacuating the Afghans who helped his country's forces.

Biden met with the national security team, who briefed him on the developments of the situation in Afghanistan and intelligence and security developments, and they reviewed the need to focus on monitoring any potential terrorist threats in Afghanistan, and efforts to expedite evacuations and facilitate safe passage to Kabul Airport.

The White House also said in a statement Wednesday that President Joe Biden, in a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, discussed evacuation efforts and humanitarian assistance to those in need in Afghanistan and its neighboring countries, and they agreed to continue planning for aid during an upcoming virtual summit of the Group of Seven major industrialized countries.


intelligence assessment

NBC News said that US Central Intelligence Agency assessments warned of the possibility of a rapid and comprehensive collapse of the Afghan army and government, when the Taliban began controlling districts across the country over the past weeks.

The network added that President Biden appeared a month ago to question the intelligence that indicates the increasing possibility of the collapse of the Afghan army.

The network said that the Biden administration's national security agencies are now mired in mutual accusations, as they seek to explain why America's longest war ended not only in defeat, but in chaos.

In this context, Reuters quoted US officials as saying that the US Treasury is taking measures to prevent the Taliban from withdrawing from the International Monetary Fund.

Joint press conference by Generals Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley (French)

open line of communication

For his part, the US Chief of Staff, General Mark Milley, told reporters on Wednesday that there was no prediction of the rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban with the withdrawal of US forces from the country, adding, "I had no indication of the collapse of this army and this government in 11 days." ".

In turn, US Defense Secretary General Lloyd Austin said that "there were no hostile behaviors between our forces and the Taliban...there is an open line of communication with the Taliban."

Austin added that the goal of his country's forces is to increase their ability to evacuate from Afghanistan every day, and that about 4,500 US soldiers are still in Kabul at present and there is no clash with the Taliban.

The US Secretary of Defense stressed that his country has a moral obligation to help Afghans who cooperated with the United States.

As for US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, she said, "We will remain committed to fighting terrorism in Afghanistan," adding that Washington and its allies will continue to work for women in Afghanistan and will hold the Taliban accountable for their commitments.

Sherman explained that Ashraf Ghani is in the UAE and is no longer in a position of responsibility in Afghanistan.